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Newspaper

Washburn Times

Location

Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1908

Page

4

Jenkins Defeat Highlights Cannon Contested House Rift

Washington reports link Wisconsin primary defeat of Rep. John Jenkins to Speaker Cannon opposition. The Jenkins loss is seen as a forecast of broader anti Cannon sentiment and potential upheaval for Republican control in Congress with fights in several states and possible shifts in the next speaker vote.

Chicago Sumner Washington Record—Herald John J. Jenkins Wisconsin Jenkins Congress Mr. Jenkins House Judiciary Committee Cannon Roosevelt Judiciary Committee Republican Congressional Democratic House Joe Sneg Law of the Land National Civic Federation Representative Hepburn Iowa Committee On Interstate and and Foreign Commerce Col. Hepburn White House Middle West Kansas Senator Long Missouri Kansas City Star Taft Speaker Cannon Indiana Watson House Minnesota Adam Bede Cooper Nelson Kuestermann Lenroot Jenkinson

Buried in Cement The Story of an Arab Boy Reconverted

An 1853 discovery reveals Geronimo an Arab boy captured by Spaniards, who later refused Islam, faced execution, and was immured in concrete. His bones were exhumed, given Christian burial, and placed in a stone sarcophagus in a cathedral with a plaster cast of the cavity.

Geronimo Oran Mohan Medan Algiers Fort Des Vingt Quatre Heures Haido

Unconquered Peak in Colorado Spurs Climber Myths

The San Juan mountains in northwestern Colorado feature the massive Mount Wilson and the 14,160 foot Lizardhead. Lizardhead’s 290 foot shaft rises from a 60 foot base, with steep sides that have defeated climbers for years. Trains pass by on the Telluride to Rico line.

San Juan Colorado Rockies Elbert Blanca Mount Wilson Rocky Mountain Range Lizard Head Lizardhead Telluride Rico New York Post

Leaving Home Encouragement For Young Men To Work Abroad

Frederic Shelford urges unmarried men aged twenty five to thirty five to travel to distant countries. He praises learning new languages seeing new sights and taking up work abroad to experience adventures beyond home life.

Frederic Shelford

Green's Syrup of Tarif refund guarantee notice

A signed notice by Fox Bros states a refund offer for Green's Syrup of Tarif. If the 50 cent bottle fails to cure cough or cold, the money is returned, and a 25 cent bottle is offered to prove satisfaction or refund.

Fox Bros

Just a Fish Story from the Cape to the Equator

A sea tale recalls a ship off Africa where a carpenter died and was buried at sea. Days later a shark swallows a ship’s boy, but is caught and cut open to reveal the boy turning the grindstone for the carpenter, who sharpens an ax. The elderly narrator confirms the奇 tale.

Africa Equator Boston Journal

Woman buys ticket at uptown station and asks travel time

A small woman purchases a ticket at the uptown Pennsylvania office for a point down the state and requests a color picture folder. She asks City Passenger Agent Dillon how long until her train leaves, learning it departs Union Station in about seventeen minutes, and questions whether that time is Central or Eastern.

Pennsylvania Dillon Union Station Cleveland Plain Dealer

Pampered pets and social satire in affluent New York

A cynic mocks the lavish care and extravagant services for dogs in New York. He recalls canine appendicitis jokes, tooth crowns, and wardrobes while recounting a house visit where a pampered dog’s walk is commanded, forcing the butler to follow the dog.

New York

Gold in the Churchyard Mold A Rhyme on Wealth

A fragmentary narrative shows a woman attempting a bank deposit and a clerk guiding her to sign. The piece shifts to a poem by Hood praising gold, its reign from saints to queens, its power to save or ruin, ending with reflections on its varied uses and moral weight.

Irip Bess Mary

Alfalfa Requires Dry Deep Soil For Growth

The article explains alfalfa needs naturally dry or underdrained soil. If a four foot soil test reveals water, alfalfa will not thrive. An old saying notes alfalfa will not grow with wet feet, as roots seek water deeper but cannot reach it when water is near the surface.

Wanted Assistant Manager for county and nearby territory

By Chicago wholesale and mail order house seeking assistant manager male or female. Salary and expenses paid weekly with advance. Permanent, pleasant work with no investment or experience required. Spare time valuable. Send for full particulars with self addressed envelope to Superintendent 132 Lake St Chicago Nl.

Chicago Lake St

Dr Thomas Electric Oil Offers Quick Pain Relief

Advertisement-style claim for Dr Thomas Electric Oil promising instant pain relief and quick wound cure for cuts burns and scalds. Mentions preparedness and household use.

Thomas

Boon to Elderly People by The Times Print Service

When you need job printing The Times offers first rate service and quality. This advertisement emphasizes reliable printing for elderly readers seeking dependable work.

The Times

German Syrup touted as sole cure for consumption

Frost & Spies promotes Boschee’s German Syrup as the only today that relieves and cures consumption. The ad claims it eases coughing and supports rest at night with exposure to fresh air and good food, offering free expectoration and lasting relief. Small bottle 25 cents, regular nearly four times as much 75 cents.

Boschee Frost & Spies

How to Trap Wild Animals Catalog and Fur Guide

An illustrated 400 page fire trap book with 46 wild animals in natural colors and a fur calendar. Includes gun and trap catalog and prices for hides and furs. Free to those who ship or buy. send 10 cents by stamp to N. W. Hide & Fur Co. Minneapolis Minnesota.

Fur Dept N. W. Hide & Fur Co Minneapolis Minn

Wanted to Buy Desk Notice at Office

Wanted to Buy at once. Rol top desk four and a half feet wide. Inquire at this office for particulars.

Ty. Quire

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